Tuberculous Mycotic Aneurysm of Common Iliac Artery Secondary from Ureteric Tuberculosis: The First Case Report and Review of the Literature

Abstract

Extrapulmonary involvement of tuberculosis occurs in 10-40% of reported cases. However, tuberculous mycotic aneurysm is very rare. We report herein tuberculous mycotic aneurysm of left common iliac artery secondary from ureteric tuberculosis in a 63-year-old man who presented with left flank pain for 1 month, and review the literature of all reported cases of tuberculous aneurysm of iliac artery.